Exodus 23:7:2Exod.23.7.W2TAB
תִּרְחָ֑ק
tirkhak
“keep far”
- Transliteration
- tir-KHAK
- Extended
- tir-KHAAK
- IPA
- /tir.ˈħaːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- keep far
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
tir-KHAK
- clause
mid-de-var-SHE-ker tir-KHAK
- sentence
mid-de-var-SHE-ker tir-KHAK ve-na-KI ve-tsad-DIK al-ta-ha-ROG KI loh-ats-DIK ra-SHA
Exegesis
The jussive tirchak {תִּרְחָ֑ק | tir-ḥa-qak} issues a command of separation.
In context — Exodus 23:7
Keep far from a matter of falsehood, and do not kill the innocent and the just; for I will not acquit the wicked.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 23:7, so the Hebrew word תִּרְחָ֑ק (tirkhak) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.23.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.7.W2.S1) and character.